Can MeToo succeed in a culture where children are married off for social or economic exigencies? Published Oct 16, 2018 07:21am

The Uzbek president will arrive in New Delhi on Sunday. Updated Oct 12, 2018 08:56am

The implicit contrariness of democracies is more a respite from singular trouble than an agreeable pact. Published Oct 09, 2018 07:05am

Why is there fanfare when some people pass away and not when their colleagues with equal merit go? Published Sep 11, 2018 06:40am

A pro-Hindutva legislator terms homosexuality a genetic disorder and calls for medical research to rectify it Published Sep 07, 2018 07:01am

A monopoly on the popular medium of information (and disinformation) has seldom prevented the fall of unpopular regimes. Published Sep 04, 2018 06:02am

The five human rights activists will not be sent to jail but be under house arrest until Sept 6, rules top court. Published Aug 30, 2018 09:50am

Arundhati Roy sees coup against constitution; "What else is this if not fascism?" one intellectual asks. Updated Aug 29, 2018 12:16pm

Pro-Hindutva groups are campaigning to foment a Hindu-Muslim divide in Kerala — having failed, they look desperate. Updated Aug 28, 2018 11:08am

Military personnel from India and Pakistan are participating in an anti-terrorism exercise organised by SCO in Russia. Updated Aug 25, 2018 08:12am

"Large dam projects on the Indus River must be based on thorough understanding and research on climate change impacts.” Updated Aug 23, 2018 08:04am

There have been brilliant movies about the Muslim quandary in a tentatively free India. Published Aug 21, 2018 06:59am

Ex-PM passes away at a government-run hospital where he was admitted two months ago for kidney infection. Updated Aug 17, 2018 08:44am

Reports suggest China is keen to help improve ties between Islamabad and Delhi. Updated Aug 16, 2018 08:06am

Both claim to be independent but Pakistan and India have missed the point about being a free people. Published Aug 14, 2018 07:29am

Karunanidhi began his political career as an anti-Hindi agitator at 14 and fought regressive social mores all his life. Updated Aug 08, 2018 10:45am

People were migratory birds, not legal or illegal immigrants. Published Aug 07, 2018 07:05am

Will Imran Khan’s pursuit of Jinnah's dream turn out to be any different? Updated Jul 31, 2018 08:25am

“More significant than who won is who lost,” says former Indian minister Mani Shankar Aiyar. Updated Jul 27, 2018 08:16am

There’s little time to waste. But reflect we must on the poet’s worst fears about a nation’s fall. Published Jul 24, 2018 07:36am